MIPS Technologies, announced an expansion of its HDMI IP
portfolio, with the industry's first 45nm IP cores
(Controller + PHY), as well as 90nm IP cores in silicon. The
company also announced that its 65nm HDMI IP is now silicon-proven,
and was recently named as a finalist for Embedded System Product of
the Year in the annual Elektra European Electronics Industry
Awards.

HDMI has emerged as the dominant digital interface for a wide
array of consumer electronics, representing the de facto standard
for creating high-bandwidth, streamlined connections between
digital devices. It is estimated that HDMI-enabled equipment will
grow to 772.8 million units in 2012, rising at a compound annual
growth rate of 32 percent from 193 million units in 2007.

Following MIPS’ launch earlier this year of the
world's first HDMI IP cores in 65nm, MIPS has already
licensed the cores to several customers, and the IP will soon go
into production, clearly demonstrating how HDMI IP can speed
time-to-market. For future products, MIPS can easily port them to
other foundries, offering customers flexibility of choice.

MIPS Technologies' HDMI interface IP (Controller + PHY)
is available in the world's major foundries for both
transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) functions. MIPS' HDMI IP
cores now support all video modes compliant to CEA-861-D, as well
as the I2S and S/PDIF digital audio formats.

MIPS Technologies' HDMI IP cores are uniquely optimized
for HDMI connectivity in low power, portable transmit
applications-including digital still cameras, camcorders, portable
media players, game consoles and cell phones, as well as digital
home receive applications such as high-definition DTVs and display
units, A/V receivers and set-top boxes. The HDMI IP solutions are
backed by a qualified connectivity IP engineering team and
dedicated support team with deep expertise in HDMI connectivity and
numerous foundry technologies.

With its HDMI portfolio, proven USB solutions available down to
45nm, and other connectivity IP solutions under
development-including DisplayPort, MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor
Interface) and UWB (Ultra-wideband) solutions-MIPS Technologies is
the broadest supplier of connectivity, multimedia and wireless
interface IP for consumer devices worldwide. The company leads the
industry in rapidly porting IP across a broad array of foundries in
leading processes, supporting preferred foundries for both IDMs and
fabless semiconductor companies.